turkey mites

Has anyone experienced the bites of these nasty insects? I found one remedy on the internet from another woodsman. He suggested using mouthwash to relieve itching. Sounds funny but indeed it works great! Still, I wonder if the bites themselves will remain on my skin for the usual 2-3 months. Please share your experience and how you manage the torment.

Has anyone experienced the bites of these nasty insects? I found one remedy on the internet from another woodsman. He suggested using mouthwash to relieve itching. Sounds funny but indeed it works great! Still, I wonder if the bites themselves will remain on my skin for the usual 2-3 months. Please share your experience and how you manage the torment.

Pleeeze, tell me what to do to stop the itching!I have got them everywhere and I do mean everywhere and have tryed everything,but nothing will help.I'v scratched them so much that they bleed and I know it's gonna leave scars if I don't figure out something.Anyone have any other ideas I have already tried Benadryl,cortisone,calamine lotion,listerine and bleach nothing has helped and the bleach burnt like you wouldn't believe!

Pleeeze, tell me what to do to stop the itching!I have got them everywhere and I do mean everywhere and have tryed everything,but nothing will help.I'v scratched them so much that they bleed and I know it's gonna leave scars if I don't figure out something.Anyone have any other ideas I have already tried Benadryl,cortisone,calamine lotion,listerine and bleach nothing has helped and the bleach burnt like you wouldn't believe!

If you have them that bad you should check with your Dr.My neighbor had them so bad last year that he had to get a shot. I'm trying everything else first!

I heard that flea shampoo for a dog works really well but you have to lather with it and keep it on for about ten minutes. I had a friend that had them bad and that is what he used. The doctor can also give you lotion to use one time that dries them up

Okay, this is kinda freaking me out. What the hell are Turkey mites and what do they look like? Are they like lice? Do they get under your skin? I need to know more, someone please educate me on Turkey mites, please!

I had them last year. I went to Westlake Primary Care and they gave me a cream. I rubbed it on my whole body from the neck down before I went to bed. You are to leave it on for 8 hours. As soon as you get up you are to wash the clothes you slept in and the bed sheets. Then take a shower. Honestly, it worked. I had it on my arms, stomach, and legs.

turkey mites are actually a type of tick larva. when you get into a nest of them, will bite and some will bury into the skin.Thats why flea & tick shampoo for dogs, lice shampoo, etc. works on killing them.

turkey mites are exactly that, they're mites! they lay eggs under your skin, that's where most of the itching comes from.

Don't listen to this guy. He's obviously an idiot. As someone else said, they're tiny ticks. It's quite easy to come across a nest of them and end up with several in seconds. Even in the grass of your front yard.

<quoted text>Don't listen to this guy. He's obviously an idiot. As someone else said, they're tiny ticks. It's quite easy to come across a nest of them and end up with several in seconds. Even in the grass of your front yard.Scroll down on this page until you come to the heading "seed ticks/turkey mites". It's from the University of Kentucky...I'd count that as a reliable source...http://www.uky.edu/Ag/kpn/kpn_03/pn030908.htm

Thank you for the link. It's nice to get a serious and helpful response to a question (on Topix) for a change.

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